Total Crime Rate

146.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 146.8 9/10
  • Burglary 41.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 27.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.8 10/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Micawber Street area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Hoxton East & Shoreditch , and the 275th highest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Micawber Street (N1 7GL) in the last 12 months was 146.8 per 1,000 residents and was 49.1% lower than the Hoxton East & Shoreditch average (288.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 27.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).

In the area around Micawber Street (N1 7GL), the main crime hotspot is near Lever Street. Police recorded 210 crimes here, including 125 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Micawber Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/120)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Galway Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Macclesfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bletsoe Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Godwin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mora Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mora Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mora Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bath Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Macclesfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Galway Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bletsoe Walk —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Galway Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Galway Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Galway Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Galway Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Galway Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Galway Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Galway Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bletsoe Walk —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bletsoe Walk —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft City Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windsor Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wharf Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Prestwood Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prestwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windsor Terrace —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shepherdess Walk —
Sep 2025Other theft Shepherdess Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Shepherdess Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Alford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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